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USA: We Have Ways - How To Win A War

Photo: Vought SB2U Vindicator from USS Ranger (CV-4) on anti-submarine patrol over Convoy WS-12 en route to Cape Town, South Africa, 27 November 1941. Photo by USN | Naval History Center | Public Domain (U.S. Gov Work).

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6 Dec, 2023

WHW USA

46 mins

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1944

How does a Sherman tank get from the US to a battlefield in Western Europe, and who decides how many get sent? James Holland and John McManus get deep into the logistics of the Second World War and how it gave the Allies the edge in the 1944.

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Meet the Speakers

John McManus

John C.McManus is a military historian, author, and professor of military history at the Missouri University of Science and Technology

James Holland

Historian, writer, and podcaster, specialises in World War II and hosts "We Have Ways" podcast.

Al Murray

Al Murray, comedian, writer, and historian, co-hosts the WWII podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk and writes on